Mission
TO BENEFIT THE PEOPLE OF THE ISLANDS OF OAHU AND KAUAI CONSISTENT WITH THE FEDERAL AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER SYSTEM PROGRAM GUIDE, THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT BETTER HEALTH CARE SERVICES BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS, THAT PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION WHICH EMPHASIZES PRIMARY CARE TO UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS, THAT FOSTER COOPERATION AMONG HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, AND COMMUNITIES, THAT CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS AND COMMUNITIES, THAT ENABLE PARTICIPATING HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND COMMUNITIES TO CREATE AND IMPLEMENT MULTI-PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY-BASED APPROACHES TO THE HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, THAT FACILITATE TRAINING FOR THOSE INVOLVED IN HEALTH CARE, THAT EMPHASIZES CULTURAL COMPETENCE AND RESPONSIVENESS TO COMMUNITY DEFINED HEALTH CARE INTIATIVES, AND THAT PROVIDE FOR EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF HEALTH EDUCATION.